radiotherapy

1. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance (synset 100706833)
   referred to in: medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
   is a type of: therapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)
   subtypes:

   • phototherapy - the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
   • curietherapy, radium therapy - the use of radium in radiation therapy
   • x-ray therapy - the therapeutic use of X rays
   same as: actinotherapy, irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy

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